After eating and drinking their fill, Xie Chuantang's Government Office was still bustling with complicated case files, and after saying their farewells downstairs, he left.
It was a time of relaxation after a major event had concluded. Pei Ye still learned a fair amount from the woman, such as how Cheng Xiaozhu, reunited with her family on the night of the Taiping Canal incident, had been delivering pork and eggs to the Government Office all month. The young girl incessantly asked about the young constable who had questioned her that day. The Government Office was confused for several days, unable to figure out who looked around seventeen or eighteen years old, until a few days ago, when Xie Chuantang heard about it and realized she was looking for Pei Ye.